Comments on: Ask Me For A Lift! A public public service initiative idea http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/ my experiments with IT and beyond Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pradeep Gupta http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Pradeep Gupta Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:16:30 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-228 Kapil, This is a very good idea, provided that the challenges have to be solved and the solution should be genuine. I agree with Sujith & Khushboo for idea of background check. But also, there is a risk. Background check can be done only from one side i.e. the person who is providing the lift. What about the the person who is taking the lift? That also we need to secure as this idea should also include the woman who is ready to provide the lift to man. Please add more ideas to solve it. One thing, apart from the sticker the person should also have the register to include the record of the persons taking the lift from him. Kapil, This is a very good idea, provided that the challenges have to be solved and the solution should be genuine.
I agree with Sujith & Khushboo for idea of background check. But also, there is a risk. Background check can be done only from one side i.e. the person who is providing the lift. What about the the person who is taking the lift? That also we need to secure as this idea should also include the woman who is ready to provide the lift to man. Please add more ideas to solve it. One thing, apart from the sticker the person should also have the register to include the record of the persons taking the lift from him.

]]> By: Khushboo http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Khushboo Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:35:23 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-222 I agree with Sujith. Also I think, if you are thinking of it as an initiative that you would like to spend time building, there could be ways of letting that trust grow, and keep it in check also. For instance, you could have levels of "helpers"... meaning the level to which they can be trusted. Begin with men giving lifts to men (safest). Then once they have done that for say 3months, without any complaints (maybe u can set standards..), they can be promoted to "trust level2", meaning this person can now be trusted enough to give lifts to women... etc etc. This way the person taking the lift, is aware of his/her risk, n is responsible 4 thr own decision... All this depends on how much time n efforts you are willing to put in, to make this work. :) I agree with Sujith. Also I think, if you are thinking of it as an initiative that you would like to spend time building, there could be ways of letting that trust grow, and keep it in check also. For instance, you could have levels of “helpers”… meaning the level to which they can be trusted. Begin with men giving lifts to men (safest). Then once they have done that for say 3months, without any complaints (maybe u can set standards..), they can be promoted to “trust level2″, meaning this person can now be trusted enough to give lifts to women… etc etc.
This way the person taking the lift, is aware of his/her risk, n is responsible 4 thr own decision…
All this depends on how much time n efforts you are willing to put in, to make this work. :)

]]> By: Kapil http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Kapil Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:18:42 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-220 Thanks :-) I like the background-check concept. I did not think of it before. Thanks :-)
I like the background-check concept. I did not think of it before.

]]> By: sujith http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-219 sujith Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:44:20 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-219 Good idea :-) This has to be a movement of sorts. Another challenge that is already there in the car pool concept is "trust". How do we know the person offering the lift is a genuine one, or worse, the person asking for a lift does not have a malicious intent. The solution is, only those candidates will be provided the sticker who have got his/her background check done. There are agencies happily providing this service. Good idea :-) This has to be a movement of sorts. Another challenge that is already there in the car pool concept is “trust”. How do we know the person offering the lift is a genuine one, or worse, the person asking for a lift does not have a malicious intent. The solution is, only those candidates will be provided the sticker who have got his/her background check done. There are agencies happily providing this service.

]]> By: Dams http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Dams Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:35:42 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-218 Good interesting post Kapil. It would be a good step forward for a green environment, if a solution for the challenges are found. Nice blog. Good interesting post Kapil.
It would be a good step forward for a green environment, if a solution for the challenges are found.
Nice blog.

]]> By: Kapil http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Kapil Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:37:09 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-17 Got the following email from Directorate of Urban Land Transport, Govt. of Karnataka. ---------------------------------- Dear Kapil, Thank you for sharing your ideas on the carpooling intiative. Directorate of Urban Land Trasnsport is working on the models to introduce this facility in Bangalore. This would be finalised after getting the opinion / suggestions from the public. Thanks & Regards -- Directorate of Urban Land Transport, Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka Ph: 080-22373780 FAX: 080-22373781 www.urbantransport.kar.gov.in Got the following email from Directorate of Urban Land Transport, Govt. of Karnataka.

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Dear Kapil,

Thank you for sharing your ideas on the carpooling intiative. Directorate of Urban Land Trasnsport is working on the models to introduce this facility in Bangalore. This would be finalised after getting the opinion / suggestions from the public.

Thanks & Regards

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Directorate of Urban Land Transport,
Urban Development Department,
Govt. of Karnataka
Ph: 080-22373780
FAX: 080-22373781
http://www.urbantransport.kar.gov.in

]]> By: Vishal Raj http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/2009/12/ask-me-for-a-lift-a-public-public-service-initiative-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Vishal Raj Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:45:24 +0000 http://blog.kapilchhabra.com/?p=15#comment-13 Everything seems to be fine except for the concern for security from both the sides. And also the gender bais would popup. As in, no lady would agree to this idea. So this would be limited to males only. And it would be foolish to assume that female help seekers may not have some nasty thoughts in their land which may land the good intention helper in some unpredictable, deep mess. Overall, not a good idea. Let it go the way it is going. Everything seems to be fine except for the concern for security from both the sides. And also the gender bais would popup. As in, no lady would agree to this idea. So this would be limited to males only. And it would be foolish to assume that female help seekers may not have some nasty thoughts in their land which may land the good intention helper in some unpredictable, deep mess.
Overall, not a good idea. Let it go the way it is going.

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